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After London

Chapter II

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MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.
When I pass from trees and animals to men, however, the thing is different, for nothing is certain and everything confused.
None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.
I must attribute the discrepancy to the wars and hatreds which sprang up and divided the people, so that one would not listen to what the others wished to say, and the truth was lost.
Besides which, in the conflagration which consumed the towns, most of the records were destroyed, and are no longer to be referred to.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

After London

Chapter II

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.
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When I pass from trees and animals to men, however, the thing is different, for nothing is certain and everything confused.
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None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.
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I must attribute the discrepancy to the wars and hatreds which sprang up and divided the people, so that one would not listen to what the others wished to say, and the truth was lost.
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Besides which, in the conflagration which consumed the towns, most of the records were destroyed, and are no longer to be referred to.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Accounts noun US /ˈaccounts/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.”

Added noun US /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.”

Besides preposition US /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading “Besides which, in the conflagration which consumed the towns, most of the records were destroyed, and are no longer to be referred to.”

Different noun US /ˈdifferent/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “When I pass from trees and animals to men, however, the thing is different, for nothing is certain and everything confused.”

Divided noun US /ˈdivided/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “I must attribute the discrepancy to the wars and hatreds which sprang up and divided the people, so that one would not listen to what the others wished to say, and the truth was lost.”

Everything pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “When I pass from trees and animals to men, however, the thing is different, for nothing is certain and everything confused.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.”

However adverb US /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading “When I pass from trees and animals to men, however, the thing is different, for nothing is certain and everything confused.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.”

Memories noun US /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/

Recollections of past events.

From this reading “None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “I must attribute the discrepancy to the wars and hatreds which sprang up and divided the people, so that one would not listen to what the others wished to say, and the truth was lost.”

None pronoun US /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading “None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “When I pass from trees and animals to men, however, the thing is different, for nothing is certain and everything confused.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When I pass from trees and animals to men, however, the thing is different, for nothing is certain and everything confused.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “I must attribute the discrepancy to the wars and hatreds which sprang up and divided the people, so that one would not listen to what the others wished to say, and the truth was lost.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

addednounUS /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

agree

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From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

all

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From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

altogether

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From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

animals

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From this reading When I pass from trees and animals to men, however, the thing is different, for nothing is certain and everything confused.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

attribute

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From this reading I must attribute the discrepancy to the wars and hatreds which sprang up and divided the people, so that one would not listen to what the others wished to say, and the truth was lost.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading Besides which, in the conflagration which consumed the towns, most of the records were destroyed, and are no longer to be referred to.

bridge

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From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

certain

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From this reading When I pass from trees and animals to men, however, the thing is different, for nothing is certain and everything confused.

clear

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From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

conflagration

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From this reading Besides which, in the conflagration which consumed the towns, most of the records were destroyed, and are no longer to be referred to.

confused

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From this reading When I pass from trees and animals to men, however, the thing is different, for nothing is certain and everything confused.

consumed

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From this reading Besides which, in the conflagration which consumed the towns, most of the records were destroyed, and are no longer to be referred to.

correct

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From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

destroyed

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From this reading Besides which, in the conflagration which consumed the towns, most of the records were destroyed, and are no longer to be referred to.

differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading When I pass from trees and animals to men, however, the thing is different, for nothing is certain and everything confused.

discrepancy

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From this reading I must attribute the discrepancy to the wars and hatreds which sprang up and divided the people, so that one would not listen to what the others wished to say, and the truth was lost.

dividednounUS /ˈdivided/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading I must attribute the discrepancy to the wars and hatreds which sprang up and divided the people, so that one would not listen to what the others wished to say, and the truth was lost.

doubt

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From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

down

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From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading When I pass from trees and animals to men, however, the thing is different, for nothing is certain and everything confused.

facts

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From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

far

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From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

few

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

handed

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From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

hatreds

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From this reading I must attribute the discrepancy to the wars and hatreds which sprang up and divided the people, so that one would not listen to what the others wished to say, and the truth was lost.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading When I pass from trees and animals to men, however, the thing is different, for nothing is certain and everything confused.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Besides which, in the conflagration which consumed the towns, most of the records were destroyed, and are no longer to be referred to.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

listen

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From this reading I must attribute the discrepancy to the wars and hatreds which sprang up and divided the people, so that one would not listen to what the others wished to say, and the truth was lost.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

longer

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From this reading Besides which, in the conflagration which consumed the towns, most of the records were destroyed, and are no longer to be referred to.

lost

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From this reading I must attribute the discrepancy to the wars and hatreds which sprang up and divided the people, so that one would not listen to what the others wished to say, and the truth was lost.

many

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From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/

Recollections of past events.

From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

MEN

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From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

most

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From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

mouth

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From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I must attribute the discrepancy to the wars and hatreds which sprang up and divided the people, so that one would not listen to what the others wished to say, and the truth was lost.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

NonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

notes

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From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading When I pass from trees and animals to men, however, the thing is different, for nothing is certain and everything confused.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

other

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From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

others

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From this reading I must attribute the discrepancy to the wars and hatreds which sprang up and divided the people, so that one would not listen to what the others wished to say, and the truth was lost.

partnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

pass

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From this reading When I pass from trees and animals to men, however, the thing is different, for nothing is certain and everything confused.

people

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From this reading I must attribute the discrepancy to the wars and hatreds which sprang up and divided the people, so that one would not listen to what the others wished to say, and the truth was lost.

present

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From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

reasonable

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From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

reconciled

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From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

records

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From this reading Besides which, in the conflagration which consumed the towns, most of the records were destroyed, and are no longer to be referred to.

referred

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From this reading Besides which, in the conflagration which consumed the towns, most of the records were destroyed, and are no longer to be referred to.

say

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From this reading I must attribute the discrepancy to the wars and hatreds which sprang up and divided the people, so that one would not listen to what the others wished to say, and the truth was lost.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

some

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From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

sprang

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From this reading I must attribute the discrepancy to the wars and hatreds which sprang up and divided the people, so that one would not listen to what the others wished to say, and the truth was lost.

stated

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From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

supposition

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From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

there

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From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When I pass from trees and animals to men, however, the thing is different, for nothing is certain and everything confused.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

thus

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From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

towns

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From this reading Besides which, in the conflagration which consumed the towns, most of the records were destroyed, and are no longer to be referred to.

trees

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From this reading When I pass from trees and animals to men, however, the thing is different, for nothing is certain and everything confused.

truth

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From this reading I must attribute the discrepancy to the wars and hatreds which sprang up and divided the people, so that one would not listen to what the others wished to say, and the truth was lost.

up

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From this reading I must attribute the discrepancy to the wars and hatreds which sprang up and divided the people, so that one would not listen to what the others wished to say, and the truth was lost.

wars

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From this reading I must attribute the discrepancy to the wars and hatreds which sprang up and divided the people, so that one would not listen to what the others wished to say, and the truth was lost.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I must attribute the discrepancy to the wars and hatreds which sprang up and divided the people, so that one would not listen to what the others wished to say, and the truth was lost.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Besides which, in the conflagration which consumed the towns, most of the records were destroyed, and are no longer to be referred to.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When I pass from trees and animals to men, however, the thing is different, for nothing is certain and everything confused.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading I must attribute the discrepancy to the wars and hatreds which sprang up and divided the people, so that one would not listen to what the others wished to say, and the truth was lost.

wished

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From this reading I must attribute the discrepancy to the wars and hatreds which sprang up and divided the people, so that one would not listen to what the others wished to say, and the truth was lost.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

WOODS

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From this reading MEN OF THE WOODS So far as this, all that I have stated has been clear, and there can be no doubt that what has been thus handed down from mouth to mouth is for the most part correct.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading I must attribute the discrepancy to the wars and hatreds which sprang up and divided the people, so that one would not listen to what the others wished to say, and the truth was lost.

written

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From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading None of the accounts agree, nor can they be altogether reconciled with present facts or with reasonable supposition; yet it is not so long since but a few memories, added one to the other, can bridge the time, and, though not many, there are some written notes still to be found.